Healthy nutrition tips for those fasting in Ramadan
DAILY SABAH WITH IHA ISTANBUL Published06.05.2019 Vegetable dishes should be preferred for both suhoor and iftar meals. Muslims around the world will be fasting for a month as of May […]
TROUBLE RECRUITING : An uncertain future for Swiss soldiers guarding the Pope
By Patrick Boehler THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 7, 2019 (Alessandro Di Meo/Keystone) Every May, a new batch of young Swiss Roman Catholic soldiers swears allegiance to the Pope. But in […]
Pope says more study needed on role of women deacons in early Church
Philip Pullella ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Tuesday more study was needed on the role of women deacons in the early Christian Church, which eventually […]
Ramadan 2018: Annoying questions people ask Muslims every year about fasting
A guide to the holy month for the well-intentioned but clueless Shehab Khan @ShehabKhan, Joe Sommerlad @JoeSommerlad Friday 18 May 2018 00:17 Editor’s Note: Old article, still acute topic […]
How Muslims with type 2 diabetes can navigate fasting for Ramadan
Source: Independent Understanding people’s different cultural backgrounds, lifestyles and religious practices plays an important role in their healthcare, and this time of year is no different Ahmed Hussein and Sue Lynn Lau […]
Istanbul’s mayoral election re-run will only make Erdogan weaker
Opposition candidate Ekrem Imamoglu has become even more confident in the weeks after the election. Now that protests have emerged over the election do-over, voters will double down on their […]
Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth’s natural life
Scientists reveal 1 million species at risk of extinction in damning UN report Jonathan Watts Global environment editor @jonathanwatts Mon 6 May 2019 Forest clearance in Indonesia. Scientists have […]
Charity is not just for Ramadan – even ‘positive’ media portrayals of Muslims are becoming a problem
We simply don’t place the same emphasis on other religions and their philanthropic acts. The spike in coverage serves to make it seem uncommon, like we are trying to justify […]
U.N. genocide expert says Europe’s far right recalls rise of Nazis
MAY 1, 2019 By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) – The U.N. special adviser on the prevention of genocide said on Wednesday a new class of nationalist, far-right leaders in Europe […]
War-ravaged Bosnian mosque reopens in move towards reconciliation
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 4, 2019 A view of the renewed Aladza Mosque that was demolished at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Foca, Bosnia and Herzegovina, […]
CORONATION OF RAMA X: The new Thai king’s Swiss childhood
By Olivier Grivat, Bangkok MAY 3, 2019 The Thai royal family walking by Lake Geneva in Lausanne in summer 1960. The future king Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarang is wearing the cap of a local school. (Archive Yves Debraine) In 1960 and 1961, Thailand’s new king lived with his parents and sisters in […]
A 2000-year-old guest from Pakistan comes to Switzerland
By Anand Chandrasekhar MP3 FILE DESCRIPTION THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 5, 2019 11:00 AMMAY 5, 2019 – 11:00 Convincing Pakistan to lend an ancient Gandhara Buddha statue to […]
How rediscovering my faith is helping me cope with a chaotic world
The Catholicism of my childhood was overshadowed by books and politics in my 20s. But speaking to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire encouraged me to find solace and support […]
‘This Is Our Jungle’Abysmal Conditions for Refugees in the Greek Islands
The European Union claims that the refugee pact with Turkey has been a success. Yet asylum-seeker camps on Greek islands in the Aegean have transformed into prisons. Thousands of migrants […]
Tolerance – Its Importance in Social Life
13th April 2018 Junaid Ahmad Waraich, Pakistan Society is formed by groups of individuals who possess different elements that make them human. We all have our unique characteristics and […]
Child sexual abuse inquiry to be held into religious organisations
Source: The Guardian BY Harriet Sherwood Religion correspondent Child sexual abuse in a wide range of religious organisations and settings, including Jehovah’s Witnesses and Buddhists, is to be scrutinised in an […]
Italy emerges as ground zero for European extremist populism
Source: Associated Press By COLLEEN BARRY MILAN (AP) — Italy’s populist interior minister is uniting Europe’s right-wing parties under an anti-migrant, anti-Islam, anti-bureaucracy banner for this month’s European Union elections, […]
Britain’s legacy is not benign – the Cambridge slavery inquiry will show we have plenty to feel guilty for
My ancestor James Ramsay wrote a book criticising the horrors of the slave trade in the 18th century. Contrary to claims by the inquiry’s critics, racism was challenged even back then Patrick Cockburn […]
Conservatives want Catholic bishops to denounce pope as heretic
Source: Reuters BY Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – A group of 19 Catholic priests and academics have urged bishops to denounce Pope Francis as a heretic, in the latest ultra-conservative […]
Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community urges Muslim Youth living in West to keep hold of their Religious Values
Waqf-e-Nau “Irrespective of where you are working or living, you must live your life as a practical manifestation of Islam’s teachings and seek to propagate your religion far and wide” […]